The Green Soccer Journal

One of those little ideas I have had in the back of my mind was to make a football magazine, which would have articles that surround the the game rather than being about current events. The magazine would be well designed, with beautiful photography and informative articles.

I was at Gatwick airport flying to Gothenburg on Saturday morning, killing some time by looking through all the magazines in W H Smith, when I cam across "The Green Soccer Journal", which is a magazine that is well designed, with beautiful photography and informative articles... I should have been quicker with my idea.

This bianual journal really is a thing of beauty, with articles that look at details around the game as well as looking at the profile of players that aren't just the obvious poster boys of the premier league. Highlights included the article on whistles, the tradition of exchanging shirts, the photographic feature of Clairefontaine and profile of Mamadou Sakho.

With contributions from the likes of Peter Saville to Gabriele Marcotti, it has a broad collaborative feel.

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